I don't own the mighty ducks.

The Runaways

Chapter 13:

Casey laughed hysterically as Duke screamed. She pulled her fingers out of the freshly ripped open wound on his side where she stabbed him. "Maybe I can fit a whole fist in?" Sinking her fingers back into the bleeding wound, she pushed her hand deeper.

"You're crazy." He gasped in pain, sweat rolling down the side of his face.

"You just noticed?" She tilted her head at him.

Duke was so busy with the pain and Casey was enjoying torturing him too much for either to notice the duck that just ran into the room. "Get off him now!" Tanya demanded from the doorway.

Whipping her head back in the voices direction, Casey was overjoyed. "Tanya! Your alive!" She exclaimed excitedly, confusing the blonde.

"Tanya?" Duke almost could believe his eyes. He didn't dare look away from her, fearing that she was a hallucination brought on by pain.

"Uh-uh yeah, okay. Aren't you supposed to be upset I'm alive?"

"No! Not at all! Oh! I'm so happy now! I get to do all the things that I wanted to you." Casey smiled insanely.

Sneering at the crazy duck Tanya shivered. "I think I'll pass."

"Kick her ass Sweetheart." Duke cheered her on weakly.

"Don't worry Duke. I'm getting you outta here." She marched forward, ready for a fight.

Casey giggled and dove at Tanya, a giant smile on her face, as she opened her arms wide to envelop the blonde in them. Not expecting it, Tanya tried to side step but still was caught by Casey. They fell to the floor together with Casey on top. She looked down at Tanya, far too happy. "Give us a kiss!" She shoved her head forward and kissed Tanya harshly on the mouth. Moving fast, the blonde threw Casey over her head and jumped to her feet. Pulling out her Omnitool she took aim and shot puck ropes at her. Casey dodged and charged Tanya, the same demented look on her face. "We're going to have so much fun! Yes we are!" She jumped up and kicked Tanya in the chest knocking her back but Tanya managed to stay on her feet and blocked the next kick.

Hand to hand combat wasn't her forte but she was smart and that was always enough. Checking her surroundings, she searched for a way to beat Casey, taking her eyes off her enemy for just a second but it left her open to attack and Casey used the opportunity to punch her in the stomach. "Pay attention to me!" The brunette yelled, not liking that Tanya wasn't focused on her. Seeing Casey reach for her knife, Tanya quickly pulled out her saw from her Omnitool, deflecting the deadly edged weapon.

"I thought you wanted to keep me to yourself!" Tanya yelped, barely missing being cut.

"I do but that doesn't mean I don't want to hurt you. That's all part of the fun. Pleasure and pain."

"You are a wacko." She cut some large electrical wires behind herself, making them fall loose from the wall. They swung forward just as Tanya leapt to the side out of the way of Casey's assault. Casey ran right into the exposed wires. She tried to stop but it was too late. They wrapped around her and zapped her with more electricity than one body could handle. She fell to her knees unable to move from the volts running through her body and frying her. Finally, Tanya cut off the electricity to the room and Casey fell to the floor, her eyes staring unseeingly at nothing, her skin burnt and smoking.

She felt bad for her but Casey would have killed her and Duke if she didn't stop her. Walking over she untied Duke from the chair just as Grin and Nosedive walked in. "Tanya! Duke!" Nosedive ran over and helped Duke up from the chair. "Hang on man. We're getting you out of here."

Grin looked around wondering about a missing teammate that wasn't supposed to be captured. "Where is Mallory?" Tanya's blue eyes widened and she wanted to smack herself for being thoughtless.

"I'm here." Mallory voiced from behind them. "How is he?" Her concern for Duke obvious.

"Not good." Tanya said, looking at his side.

"Wing was taken that way." Duke pointed toward a door opposite of where they entered.

Mallory nodded. "Alright. Nosedive, Grin. Get Duke to the Aerowing. Put him in the Medicom and start healing him. We'll call if we run into trouble so be ready to come get us." Mallory order.

Both nodded and carried Duke out as Tanya watched him go longingly. "I'm sorry Tanya. I know that you want to go with him but I need you with me. We don't know what kind of shape Wildwing is in." Tanya nodded anxiously, getting her head in the game and off the duck she was in love with.

"Alright but how are we even gonna find him?"

"With this." Mallory pulled out the mask and placed it on her face. Scanning the ship, it pulled up a 3D map, showing her the way to Wildwing. "Let's go." Mallory led the way, the mask letting her know when drones were coming. She ducked around corner bringing Tanya with her. They waited in hiding as a large group of drones came around the corner and walked right passed them. Letting them march by before heading down the hall the drones had just come from. Moving silently and using the mask to scan the for enemies. "We're almost there."

Tanya had her Omnitool ready in case they were thrown into a combat situation. Coming up on their destination Mallory used the mask to see through the walls. Wildwing was inside tied to a chair, he was watching the door but there was no one around him. "It's clear. He's just inside those doors."

Mallory moved in first, keeping her weapon out in front of her. Upon entering, Wildwing frantically started shaking his head no at them. "It's a trap!"

Before they could react Dragaunus seemingly appeared out of nowhere, his foot connected with Mallory's stomach hard, sending her skidding across the room. She clutched her stomach in pain, an instinctive reaction. Tanya turned to shoot him but he used his tail to throw her across the room. Prowling forward, he hovered above the red head, then stomped his foot down on Mallory's chest piece, slowly putting weight on her. "I told you I would kill her in front of you didn't I Wildwing?" More pressure was applied onto his foot, forcing the metal chest piece to groan under the strain. It whined, the metal slowly collapsing. Mallory heard it start to crack, signaling the chest plate was going to give out soon. Reaching for her knife on the side of her belt she pulled it out and stabbed at Dragaunus's leg but it harmlessly bounced off his metal armor. "Foolish duck. Did you honestly think that would work?" He leaned over her, laughing cruelly. Mallory felt like she was going to pass out as she started choking for air. "That's it duck. Die." Wildwing thrashed wildly while tied to the chair in his cell, hoping he wasn't about to witness Mallory's demise.

Making one last attempt, she stabbed him in his exposed foot, it cut into the tender flesh there but did nothing but piss him off. He brought his laser down and was about to finish her when Tanya shot him with some puck ropes, tying him up. The large red foot finally left her chest but she still couldn't breathe. "Mallory!" Tanya yelled and ran to help her. Using the Omitool, she cut the metal chest piece off, leaving Mallory in her tight purple suit underneath. Once it was removed Mallory took a deep breath, choking and gasping. "Mallory! Are you okay?"

Looking at Tanya, Mallory was about to speak when Wildwing's voice caught their attention. "Look out!"

She saw Dragaunus ripe himself free from his ropes and charge at Tanya's turned back. Grabbing her gun, she pulled the blonde forward into a hug so she could shoot around her without fear of hitting her. Glancing over her shoulder Tanya only saw Dragaunus retreating from Mallory's rapid gun fire. "Let's get out of here." The red head said, looking at their relieved leader.

Nodding Tanya walked over to his cell and worked on getting it opened. Walking in she cut him free. "Are you two okay?" He asked, concerned for them both but his eyes lingered on Mallory.

"Yeah but we've got to get out of here." Mallory handed the mask back to Wildwing. "You'll need this."

He took it back, placing it on his face. Once on and activated, he took the lead. "Follow me." Going back out the door to the hall they just came from, they found it oddly empty. Wildwing scanned the area and found nothing. "Don't know why he hasn't called in reinforcements but let's get going while we still can." He jogged down the hall towards the exit with Mallory and Tanya close behind him. Wildwing led them through the winding passageways when there was a flash of green light. The drones teleported in, their weapons aimed at the three ducks. Pulling up his ice shield, Wildwing jumped in front of the two females, protecting them from the incoming lasers. They were forced to take cover in a small nook in the wall, they were cornered and in trouble. Shooting down as many drones as they could, the three tried to fight their way out but for every drone that fell two more took its place.

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Dragaunus rushed into the ship's command chamber, his nostrils smoking as he stomped in. "Boss? How did it go?"

"No time for that Chameleon. Where are the missile launch codes Mallory and Tanya stole for us?"

"Over here." He picked up the small chip and showed Dragaunus.

"Good. Activate them now. Target every major city on this planet. Once they are completely wiped off the map then all the humans will bow down before me!" He walked over the one of the drones and pointed at it. "You! Engage the axillary power! We're leaving. We don't want to be here when those missiles drop."

The Chameleon nodded and got on with his task after listening to Dragaunus giving orders out. "Boss you're the life of the party."

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Outside in the Aerowing, Nosedive waited in the cock pit for orders. "Come on guys what's taking so long?"

"Be patient young friend." Grin spoke from next to Duke, who was still healing on Medicom.

Nosedive tapped his foot impatiently and opened his mouth to argue but all words were taken from him when Dragaunus's ship suddenly fired up its engines and took off. "GRIN! Dragaunus's ship is leaving!"

Grin stood up and went to see what he was talking about. His eyes widened at the sight of the Raptors engines working. "But they don't have any crystals. How are the engines working?"

"Axillary power." Duke finally spoke up while laying on his back. "The others are still in there. We have to follow them."

"Duh!" Nosedive took off, chasing down the fleeing Raptor.

Opening his com Duke called the others.

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Inside the Raptor, the three ducks were still pinned in a corner. Wildwing's shot down another red drone when his com went off. "A little busy here." He answered.

"Wing! Dragaunus has taken off using the axillary power. Somethin's not right." Duke's voice rang out over the gun fire.

"I need to get to a computer to see what he's planning." Tanya said. Wildwing looked around, using the mask to find the nearest one.

Finally pin pointing one he pointed to the door down the hallway to the right. "Down there."

"We're never gonna get to that with how we're pinned in." Mallory said, frustration coloring her voice.

Wildwing pulled out a grenade. "Yes we will. Get ready to move." He hit the button in the middle and tossed it over at the group of robots crowding the hall. It blew up, destroying the robots in their way. "MOVE!" He ordered. Mallory and Tanya ran down the hall while he used his shield to protect them from behind. Once in the room, Tanya got to work on figuring out what Dragaunus was up to. She typed away while Mallory and Wildwing, picked off the many drones coming down the hall.

"I found it! Oh this is bad."

"What is it Tanya?" Mallory glanced back at her.

"I-it's the missile launch codes we stole from the military base. He's gonna use them to destroy every major city on the planet! He's already targeted them!"

"Can you stop it?" Wildwing asked.

"NO! He's already launched them." Tanya typed frantically.

"Well can you change their target?" Mallory asked.

Tanya thought about it for a second. "YES!" She started hacking into the system to change the coordinates in the missiles.

"Where are you changing them to?" Mallory shot down another five drones.

"Here." Both ducks looked at Tanya with giant eyes. "WHAT?" They both yelled at the same time.

"Not at the ship specifically but we're over the ocean right now. Underwater is the safest place and for them to go off. But with the number of missiles coming our way, I don't know if we'll be able to avoid it."

"Shit Tanya I really wanted to get out of this alive and if we lose the Raptor then we lose our way home." Mallory said, looking at Wildwing, who was scowling and shooting down drones.

"Looks like we have no choice." He spoke up, opening his com. "Nosedive where are you?"

"Coming up on ya bro." Nosedive spoke over the com. "We followed the Raptor."

"Good we're coming out, get ready to catch us."

"Alright bro." Duke could be heard in the background asking if they were crazy.

"Tanya, lock them out of the computer." Wildwing ordered.

"Already done." The blonde smirked.

"Then let's get out of here." He stood up and shot the panel on the door, locking it closed.

"And how are we supposed to do that?" Mallory asked, wondering what he had in mind.

"Dive we're coming out now." He spoke into the com. Instead of answering Mallory's question, he pointed his wrist gun at the wall to the right and shot a puck grenade at it, blowing a hole big enough to fit them all through. "Let's go." He yelled, grabbing Mallory's hand and Mallory grabbed Tanya's, together they jumped out.

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